"He who lives under the guidance of reason endeavours, as much as he can, to repay his fellow's hatred, anger, contempt, etc., with love and nobleness."

"Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be or be conceived."

"A free man thinks of death least of all things; and his wisdom is a meditation not of death but of life."

"Desire is the very essence of man."

"Men are deceived if they think themselves free, a belief that consists only in this, that they are conscious of their actions and ignorant of the causes by which they are determined."